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FILE NAME: General Dynamics (GED) DATE: 1969 Apr 2 DOC#: GED016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes - Safety Committee Meeting Shipbuilders Council pfNGAD tavo Minutes Safety Committee Meeting Shipbuilders Council of America April 2, 1959 Dr- ?2ESi&EhT The Safety C om m ittee of the Council convened at 9:30 A. M. April 2, 1969. Present were: HLlaoryrdy BHe. eHrsoward (C hairm an) JGo.h nM.P .B Cr yaarne y Vernon Duke John F. Fitzgerald WDaivlliidamA.FL. aMvaeltetstte Harold J. Morgan Lloyd J. P icein LMi.n wPo. o dB eTdefmo rpdle G. P. W alls BBeatthhleIrhoenmWSoterkels CCoorrnp.. BInagtahllIsroSnhiWpbouriklds inCgorDpi.v. /L itton Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding JGaecnkesroanlvDilylenaSmhiipcsy/aQrdusin, cIync. N ew port News SB & DD Co. General Dynamics/Groton SNuonrfSohlkipSbuhiilpdbiunigldkingDD8cCDoD. Co. Bath Iron Works Corp. M aryland Shipbuilding k DD Co. Edwin M. Hood, President Shipbuilders Council of Am erica Edward P. Ruddy, Secretary Shipbuilders Council of America C om m itteWe hlialetetrheatfothlleowmienegtisntgatietmweanst pwearstinmeandtetobya lal msuebmjebcetsr odisthe cmuiststeeed satnadte, dt:h ere fo re, rep o rted at this point. The m em ber of the Com "*AThcceidmeonnt ePyreinvveonltvioedn iCnotmhemistutebej*ecmtseedtiisncgusssgeod faatr tbheeyond fthuantctiinovnoinlvgedw iitnhipnrathceticCaolulynceivl.eryT hoethreerisconmotmhiintgteethtahtaits is dteinsctiuaslsceodsbt ytootshheipr ygarroduspsofthAamt reeriaclalyliakpeptrhoaatchinevsotlhveedpion the subjects discussed by this Com m ittee." of the CoAunt ctihleoipnevnietdatitohne mofeCetoinmgmwitittehe bCriheafircmomanmHenotwoanrds, etvheeraPlrietseimd esnt of current interest: plEaXinHtIBIfITf S." |e --8.B...C......5..0..1.--6 *- I1 (k C i^ H X # ..^ ...F 0 R ID A. i ^ ' ft 2 CHANGE OF NAME TO "ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE" Laws whiMchr,. aHmooondgnoottehderththatintghse, Cmoaudnecicl hhaandgeads oipntetdhereCvoisuendcilB'sycommittee structure including a reconstitution of the "Safety Com m ittee" as the "Accident Prevention Com m ittee." This change, subject to Board approval, is to take place in June. Reaction of the Committee m em bers was unanimously favorable with comment by several particularly endorsing the elimination of "Safety" from the Committee name. ASBESTOS FIBER HEALTH HAZARDS IN SHIPYARDS The Committee had before it press clippings which pointed up a potentially serious problem involving asbestos fiber health hasabzeasrdtoss inw oshrkipeyrsarodfs.theAipnpciadreennctley orfecaesnbtesmtoesdiiscaalndstuadtiyepse aomfolnugng ` cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, had led to recom m enda tions that the acceptable "Threshold lim it" be reduced from 5 millions pouf bplaicrtiitcyleosf apuetropcsuybifcinfdoiontgstoo2f m"aislblieosntso.s bAoldsioe,s"thienrethehalsunbgesenofwaide hasigbhespteorscefinbteargse aorfethbeecgoemnienrgalapnoipmulpaotirotnan. t pTohleluitmanptliicnattihoen gweansertahlat aDtmecoesmpbheerre4,(S1e9e6a8t)t.ached a rtic le fro m the WASHINGTON POST dated Mr. Hood reported that a m em ber of the Council's Board arut lietss aMndarcrehgmuleaetitoinngs hoand thstiastesdubhjiesctonpoinwiobneitnhgatctohnesFideedreedraflosrafaedtoyption, vpirtoyb. abTlyhecoBnosatirtdutme eomnebeorf hthaed mproosptoismedpofrutratnhtear rtehaast tfhoer sCaofuentycial nadc thie alth pwriothblbeymthoef aCsobuensctiolsoisn (aanndinadlussotriyn-dwuisdteriabla sdiesa. fnIensso)rdmeirghtot bbeestefbfeecdtievaelt the Board m em ber suggested that the Council consider establishm ent loefmash. ighly skilled tech n ical and m edical group to cope w ith these prob Mr. Hood reported further that the Board had agreed the tmastutebrmsihttoinugld iftsirsretcboemrmeveinedwaetidonbsy ttohethSeafBetoyarCdo, m m ittee w ith a view of the BuCreoauuncoifl LParbeosirdSetnatnHdaorodds,nohtaedd tdhisact lDosaevdidaSnwiannteknins,e Dinitreercetostr hinadthpeinipnodiunstetrdy 'assbhaenstdolisnigs aosf tahnisapreoatetnotiwalhlyichsehreiohuospehdeatlhthe pshroipbyleamrd and industry would direct close attention. His basic thought appeared to be 3 ain dceosailremtihnaint ga bseituaavtoiiodneds.uch as the recent ''black lung" controversyOne m em ber of the Committee referring tc the proposal tbhaastisthbiys' mpreoabnlesm.ofbae hdiegahlltywsikthillbeyd ttheechCnoicuanlcialnodnmanediincdaul sgtrryou-wp ide suggested that companies having these talents among their employees pshooseudld thapatpoaintht rtehee-mm taon sgurcohupa, girnoculpu.dinTgotwgeot ttehcihngnsicasltamrteend ,frhoemptrhoe industry and one from the Committee representing the management area be appointed. The three-m an group would study the situation and report back to the Committee with its suggestions. However, sub sequent discussion disclosed a lack of clarity as to how serious the problem really is . and also that some yards already have studies under way to determ ine the situation both from the standpoint of industry use of asbestos and as to the m edical picture. Additionally, Labor D epart ment industrial hygienists were reported to have approached several shipyards to determ ine what action is being taken by industry. There wa ratsicmlee,nhtiaosn athlsaot Dcorn. taIcrvteindgsoSmeleikoyfafrdnsa.m ed in the WASHINGTON POST Dr. Selikoff was reported to be D irector of Environmental Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York and a p art of a joint venture . between Mt. Sinai, Johns-M anville Corp. and the International Pipe Coverers and R efrigeration W orkers Union. Others mentioned as having an interest included the International Office of Asbestos W orkers, Aetna Insurance and the Arm strong Company. that it is`Aunfweeisliengfowr athseeyxaprrdesssteodrbeyfusseevaecracel sms ebmy btheresseofinthteereCsotsm. m ittee a r tic le inInthtehiWs AcoLnLteSxTt,RaEtEteTntJioOnURofNtAheL CdaotmedmMitteaercwh a1s7,dr1a9w6n8, towahnich disisncolwoseresptrheastenHtiilnl g&JKohnnows-lMtoann, vIinllce. ,Cnoarpti.onoanl hpeuablltihc prerolabtlieomn ss fciornmn,ected dwuitsht. asb esto sis and other d iseases w orkers develop fro m inhaling asbestos a lot of thEinngsus inggoidngiscounsasniodnthcaotnvaitntcheids tthime eCroamthmeirttteheanthaapt pthoeinrteinagrethe rroup of technical people that had been proposed, it would be advisable to first develop further inform ation. _ The consensus was that the problem needs close w atching w ith coor dination of_the .available inform ation and taFkoemsteFp^stitoomd"e'v>^erlhoFp^wo mhamt iisttetaeklinggrepldaqtehaint tthhee Cvaoruinocuisl sahroeualsd, imcamtaelodgiauteely tahlel opficthtuerme., and d eterm ine w here the Council can coordinate and fit into 4 As one step the Committee agreed the Council should ask all m em bers to provide any inform ation they may have such as studies being made, visits from research groups and so forth. Concern was expressed both as to the asbestos and the hearing problem that the A m erican Medical A ssociation seem s to be left out. Mention was made that a D r. Howe, who heads up the Industrial Medicine Division of AMA, -is the proper person to approach for coordination with that group. Mr. Hood agreed that he would establish liaison with the wHailyl aanndd tKhnaot wthlteonAMcoAncweornuldto bfeurctohnetracdteevde. lop the activities under During the discussion there also was comment that so long as asbestos is used in industry it will present a health prob lem and that at least from the shipyard industry point of view the eventual solution may lie in the use of substitutes. One proposal was that recom m endations be m ade to the Navy, M ar Ad and the ship owners that asbestos containing products not be specified for vess'el hcoeanlstthrupcrtoiobnle. m Iht awdasledretcoalsluebdsttihtauttiionn soafndshbolatsbtilnagstitnhge asnadfetsyynatnhdetics. The thought was expressed that there may be a substitute for asbestos. fInroamnya ewvoenrkt,ertheeffuicsieenocfymsatasnkds pwoianst.recognized as quite objectionable " a rise n suCddoemnmlyitatneed dthisact ursescieonnt ipnudbicliactietdy halasso rtehsautlttehde fprroomblesmughgaesstinoonts for surveys by the labor unions. presentedItawt aths ereNpaotriotendalthSaatfeatypaCpoeurncoinlthmeeeptrionbglsemin iNs eswchYedourkleodnto be April 16th. pointed oFututrhthate ra,s alos ntgo awghoeathser19t6h4e tahsebeCsotousncpilrohbadlemreciesivneewd ,a iltewtteasr flirsotmingthae nthuemnbDeriroefctitoermosf othfethBisurneaatuuroef wLhabicohr tShteanBduarredasu, iAntretnhdusr wMiollt,ley, as a m atter of evolution, lead to some regulatory action in the future. inform atiFonu rltehdertoCaomremcoigttneeitidoinsctuhsastiboansiocfavllayriaounsatbioitnsalanrda tphieerceths aonf a single industry problem is involved and that at this point the Council would not be justified in raising a fund to make a study on behalf of the shipyard industry. 5 The Committee recognized that the shipyard employer is at a particular disadvantage because under present legal principles the last employer is being held responsible for all damage to a worker peveerinodthso.ughThheisleegxapl ossiuturaetimonayahpapveearbseteon bdeurqiunigteplriekveiotuhsateimn ptlhoeyhmeeanrt' ing cases. At the conclusion of the Committee discussion, Council P resi dent Hood stated he would contact Hill and Knowlton and inform the Com m ittee as to his findings. SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - F e b ru a ry 24, 25, 1969 m em berMorf. thReudndeyw rSeapfoerttyedA dthvaitsotrhye CPoremsmidiettnete otfoththee CBouurnecaiul, oafsLaabor Standards had attended the firs t day of that group's tw o-day m eeting in late February and that he (Mr. Ruddy) had attended the second day in place of Mr. Hood. He reported that a good part of the m aterial made available to the advisory group at the m eeting had been already r e produced and distributed to the Council's Com m ittee and that he would continue this procedure to keep the Committee inform ed as to the activities of the Advisory Committee. Mr. Ruddy reported that one im portant recent outgrowth of the gteerneesrtalbyintdhuesUtr.y Se.xpCahnadminbgedr iaolfoCguoemomnesracfee,tythme aNtAteMrs ahnads sbimeeinlaarnnian tional business groups in the Longshorem en's and Harbor W orkers Com ipsensseaetnioinn Athcet, scOhendeurleinfglecbtyiotnheofNgateinoenraallAinsdsoucsitarytiocnonocf eMrnanwuitfhacttuhries rlsawof wa hsiycmh pporsoipuomsefso rtohiignhcrleeavseel tphoelibcyenmefaitkserusndoenr ththeapt eAncdtingfroBmur$to7n0 Btoil$l 105 pperor mwiseeedk .toThreepNoArtMbascykmtpootshiuemC oismsmchitetedeuliend dfuoer claotuersAe parsil taondtheMor.utRcoumddey of the discussions. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DATA SHEET to be issTuheed CboymthmeitBteuerewaaus oifnfLoarbmoerdStthaantdathrdiss fiinnaal mreagtutelartioofndiasysexapnedcwtehden available copies will go to the Committee m em bers and all yards. While the final text has not been disclosed to industry, it is expected that the regula tSioafnetayndC othme mdiatttaeeshsoemetewtiilml feolalgoow. the fo rm at agreed to by the C ouncil's standardThfeormmemofbterrasn somf tihttea lCloemttemrititseedeavgerleoepdedthfaotriut sweoublydthbee uysaerfdusl iinf a forwarding the data sheet to their suppliers. M r. Ruddy indicated he would 6 cCooourndciinlaategrseuecdhtha adtetvheisloipsmaenptraolpeefrfoarcttiivf iCtyo.unsel for the Shipbuilders HBYANUD. LSIN. GREOPFAPIROTYEANRTDISALLY EXPLOSIVE SHIPS Board thaTthiet rCeovmiemwitttheee hshadipbreefpoareir itinad uresqtruye'sstobvyerthaell Cpooluicnycila'ss to hdaunedtlointgh eviersnseoltsbtehinagt agraes infreaepdooternbtieacllayuseexpolfoositvheercfoancdtiotirosn. wThheether . basic thought which prompted the Board to direct this review was that if yards continued to handle these tankers it would be only a 'manadttperroopfertitmy ebobtehfoinrethae mshaijpoyr acrdataasntdroepnhveioorcncsurred with lo ss of life t The Committee was informed that at its meeting on March 5 m em bers of the Board had indicated their agreem ent with the principle that no vessel should be handled in a ship repair yard until it has been gas freed or otherw ise rendered safe, and that it was the apparent sense of the Board that this m atter should be reviewed by the Council to deter mine what should be done to elim inate potential dangers. As a first step, the Board had agreed that the Safety Committee should consider ttihoensprtoobtlheem Baot airtsd. m eeting A pril 2, 1969, and subm it its recom m enda received Saucbosneqfiuremnitntgo ltehteteBr ooanrdthme eseutbinjegctthwe hPicrhessitdaetnets,ofinthpearCt:ouncil 'i'nAsgaysoufreceainngapaprtaencikaetre,cathnebecoasnt aimndpotirmtaentincvoosltved fqaucetsotriotno oaf sghaisp forepeeirnagtobr,ecaonmdeass aap'caornt soefqtuheencceo,mtpheisti tive atm osphere surrounding the procurem ent of ship irte pisa inrowt ionrko.ur AmsuItuinaldibceastet dinattertheestsD itoreicntojercst Msaefeettiyng, considerations of this type into the competitive arena acnledayr,ouown ialnl riencdaivllidIuparlocpoomsepdantyo bmaaskise, otuor thpeosCitiooanst tGhuisaradctainodn tahnedDaespaarrtemseunltt ooff tLhaebdoirs.cuPssriioonrstoantadkainsgs u r asonmcees dthepatththaendCtoauknecirlewasoounldabcloenpsridoemrptthaisctmioant,teIr in agreed to defer my approach to the governmental authorities on this subject." 10 STANDARD UNIFORM STATE SAFETY LAW D epartm eOnnteomf Lajaobrorsuabnjdecwt hbicehinghacsubrreeenntltyakdeinscuupssweidthwinitdhuinsttrhye and lSatbaondr aornd tUheniafgoermndaStoaftethSeafAetdyviLsaowry. CMomr.mRitutdede,y irsepaoprtreodpothsaalt fthoer a specific proposal for a uniform act before the Advisory Committee hvaiedwb. een reproduced and forw arded to the Com m ittee for th eir r e dealing wAitfhtetrhebfreiedfedriaslcuanssdioSnta, teitWwoasrkdmeecnid'sedCtohmatpeanllsaletigoinslaantidonSafety laws including the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act are m atters that can best be handled by the Legal Committee and that the tSoecbrreintagrythoefsethme aCttoeurnscitlo sthhoeuladttetanktieonw hoaf ttehvaetr Caoctmiomni.tmteaey. beT hreeqreuiwreads athgereienmcreenatsethsatinththeeCloeuvnecl ilofshboeunledfittsesbtiefiyngbepfroorpeostehde iCnotnhgereBsusrtaognainst Bill, HR-6949. GEAR CERTIFICATION Mr. Ruddy reported that no comment had been received from mP aermt b1e5r0s5,ofGtheaer CCoemrtmifiitctaeteioonn, thpeubBliushreeadu inofthLeabFoErDSEtaRnAdLardRsEGreIgSuTlEatRio, n, cMoamrcmhen4,t o1n96M9 aarncdh f1o2rwtha. rdTehdetoastshuemmpteimonbeisrsthoaftthfreo mCotmhemvititeewe pfooirntfionfal tahse toshwiphyeathrdesr, sthhoirse rseidgeulcartiaonnesisnoawccerepqtaubilree. ceTrhtiefriceawtioasn.somNoe adcitsicounssion was taken. ADJOURNMENT The m eeting adjourned at 3:00 P. M. t . t 7. - * Edward P. Ruddy Secretary